These Savage Shores

Ram V and Sumit Kumar's These Savage Shores (2019–present, Vault) reimagines the colonial encounter as a dark, supernatural clash of cultures, transplanting European vampires to 18th-century India. The series' single issue establishes a lush, atmospheric horror that pits ancient Hindu monsters against voracious Western undead, with Kumar's expressive art grounding the mythic conflict in visceral, historical detail. It matters as a bold, culturally specific twist on familiar monster lore, offering a refreshingly postcolonial perspective within the horror genre.